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19．Unlike many surfers who sought the perfect wave，my interests always lay beneath the sea's surface in a world I could only imagine and dream of．When I was twelve，I made my first adventures in the deep．Later I would learn how to dive，expanding my world of exploration many times over．
Perhaps the greatest turning point in my life came when I was in high school and I wrote a letter to the famous Scripps Oceanographic Institution，asking how I might learn more about the sea．A kind sci entist answered my letter and told me how to apply to Scripps for a summer scholarship，which I received．During one of their courses that summer，I met Dr．Robert Norris，a marine geologist．He loved the sea almost as much as I did．Soon he suggested I consider his school，the University of California，for my study．One year later I became a member of the freshman class．
Now my love affair with the sea became a serious endeavor．If I wanted to be an undersea explorer，I needed to learn as m uch as I could about the laws of the physical world that controlled the environment I wanted to enter．The undersea world is not our natu ral world．It is unforgiving to those who make mistakes．At its greatest depths the water temperature is near freezing，the p ressure is eight tons per square inch，and it is totally dark．It is easy to get lost in such a world．I needed to learn a lot about geography，navigation，geology，biology，and many other things．
I decided another important thing for me to do was to join the U．S．Navy．If I was going to be an undersea explorer，I would have to lead men and women on dangerous adventures where they might get hurt，and I didn't want that to happen．
In the Navy I learned discipline，organization，and how to motivate and lead people on adventures so that we could explore the wonders of the deep．
Finally，the time came to put all that I had learned to use，to go forth with a team of men and women and explore？an adventure I am still on and hope to be on for many years to come．

59．What happened to the author at the age of twelve？B
     A．He dreamed about undersea exploration．
     B．He began to swim under the deep water．
     C．He surfed on big waves for the first time．
     D．He learned to dive off the cliffs．
60．In college，the author took many d ifferent types of courses because heC
      A．was told it was ea sy to get lost in exploration
      B．was advised to take them by Dr．Robert Norris
      C．thought they were needed to fully understand the ocean
      D．believed it would help him succeed in the Navy
61．The author joined the Navy toA．
     A．develop his leadership skills
     B．get along with people under stress
     C．learn about the dangers of the ocean
     D．gather specific information about ocean life
62．Which word can best describe the author？D
     A．Imaginative． B．Optimistic．  C．Independent．        D．Ambitious．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了作者作為一個海洋世界的愛好，為了完成他探索海洋的夢想，為探索海底的奇觀而不斷地學(xué)習(xí)，研究的故事．

解答 59．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第一段I made my firstadventures in the deep．Later I would learn how to dive，可以得知作者12歲時開始學(xué)習(xí)在深水游泳；故選B．
60．C．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第二段及I needed to learn alot about geography，navigation，geology，biology，and many other things可知作者認(rèn)為：要完全理解海洋，學(xué)習(xí)這些都是必須的；故選C．
61．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第三段I would have to leadmen and women on dangerous adventures 在危險深海冒險中，我要領(lǐng)導(dǎo)那些人，說明他參加海軍的目的就是為了為了提高領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力；故選A．
62．D．推理判斷題．通讀全文可知作者12歲時就開始學(xué)習(xí)在深水游泳，為了完成他探索海洋的夢想，他不斷地學(xué)習(xí)，研究，還參加海軍，說明作者是個有雄心的人；故選D．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷，